Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The terms of reference of the sub-committee are as I described to the Deputy. I will not interfere with any court process. The Deputy knows as well as I do that it is open to any citizen or organisation to take a case. We live in a country in which it is perfectly in order for people to express their concerns or anxieties through public protest, but it is not acceptable to block a public road or prevent people from going about their legitimate business. In many cases over the years, there have been applications to the court by individuals or companies owing to the prevention of workers doing a legitimate job. I do not subscribe to the comments I have heard from some quarters in this House advocating the breaching of court orders. This is our democracy and every Member was sent here through the democratic system.

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